Your group plays Kontra and the Valat. P1, the Forehand, plays the Call, calls the King of Clubs and announces the Valat. You are P2, and you do not hold the K
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P1Forehand and Declarer
P4Dealer
Your hand
You kontra only an item you can be sure must fail. Do you say Kontra on the Valat?
Answer
Kontra. Calling the King plays without the Fairy Tale Trick, so the Skus wins every trick it is in: play it once and your side takes a trick, and the Valat must fail. The failed announced Valat gives each Defender the eightfold Call value, 8 Victory Points, and your Kontra doubles it to 16.
Rule: A player who does not believe a contract or an announced bonus will succeed says Kontra, and it pays double (×2).